Posts Tagged ‘sleep’
The Figen on X: “Comparison of the animals that sleep the longest. https://t.co/LQVBuWFn0N” / X
June 28, 2025Sleep Data – National Sleep Research Resource – NSRR
May 24, 2025public data
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The new science of sleep: How to sleep better whatever your lifestyle | New Scientist
February 2, 2025adenosine by awake for sleep, cortisol in morning for wake, melatonin by dark for sleep
sleep=N1,N2,N3,REM
15 Smart Sleep Hacks That Actually Work
October 6, 2024preventing mouth breathing & smooth sheets
How to Get Better Rest, According to a Sleep Expert – The New York Times
September 20, 2024https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/01/well/better-sleep-tips.html
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Declutter your bedroom
Your computer, a heap of laundry, the pile of sticky notes reminding you of all of your unfinished tasks — clear those all out of the room where you sleep.
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To further set yourself up for sleep, get blackout curtains to block out light, or invest in a comfortable sleep mask. And consider turning down the heat — or turning up the air conditioning — so that your sleeping area is between 60 and 68 degrees at night. You want your room to be dark and cool,
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You can’t expect your brain to instantly power down the way a laptop does when you close the lid, Dr. Prather said. Instead, you should plan a transition period that lets your brain wind down.
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Rewatch your favorite show.
Many clinicians caution against screen time before bed, but Dr. Prather said he pays more attention to the content of what people consume as they settle down for the night, rather than whether they’re looking at a laptop, a paperback or their phone. A thriller — whether it’s a novel or a movie — can prompt you to stay awake a bit longer or to mull over the answer to a mystery as you’re trying to fall asleep. Instead, he recommended watching something calming, and ideally, a show you’ve seen before. Dr. Prather turns to “The Office,” which he said he’s rewatched more times than he can count, because he already knows what happens next.
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In general, if you are struggling to fall or stay asleep you should get out of bed, Dr. Prather said. Give yourself 20 minutes or so to try to sleep, but if you’re still wired, head to the couch or living room and do something quiet, Dr. Prather advised, like knitting or meditating. You only want to associate the position you sleep in with actually falling asleep; if your body gets used to staying awake, and struggling to sleep, in that position, you’ll have a harder time conditioning yourself to sleep through the night.
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Beddit Sleep Monitor
December 7, 2022Oura Ring: the most accurate sleep and activity tracker
July 21, 2019maybe an alt. to the garmin vivosmart for sleep tracking
Obama After Dark: The Precious Hours Alone – NYTimes.com
July 4, 2016Obama After Dark
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/us/politics/obama-after-dark-the-precious-hours-alone.html Interesting tidbits: 2a-7a #sleep, quiet time post-dinner, Times on sofa w/ iPad, Fri movie night
quiet time after dinner on sofa or easy chair
Can Gizmos Cure Insomnia? – The New Yorker
May 8, 2016In search of 40 winks
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/02/08/in-search-of-forty-winks Nice but slightly critical survey of #sleep gadgets (trackers, beds, snore suppressors, &c)
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